Choose the appropriate articles out of the following options to fill in the blanks in the given sentence:
______ Lion is ______ King of beasts.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → the, the
"The" with a whole class and with a unique title:
- The + singular noun can stand for a whole class of animals or things: "The lion" means lions in general.
- The is also used for something that is one of a kind: there is only one "king of beasts".
- So the sentence is "The lion is the king of beasts."
Complete sentence: The Lion is the King of beasts.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: a, the — Incorrect. "A lion" means any one lion. The sentence speaks of lions as a class, which needs "the".
Option 3: a, an — Incorrect. "An" is used before a vowel sound, and "king" begins with a consonant sound. "A king" would also wrongly suggest one of many kings.
Option 4: the, a — Incorrect. "A king of beasts" suggests there are several such kings. The title belongs to the lion alone, so it takes "the".